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    Rita Dove

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    the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program that year. Ms. Dove earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1977 before marrying Fred in 1979. Their daughter Aviva Chantal Tamu Dove-Viebahn was born in 1983‚ who graduated from Mary Baldwin College with a B.A in theatre and biochemistry in 2001 before receiving her M.A in art history from the University of Virginia in 2003. Magazines and anthologies had already begun promoting Ms. Dove’s career and earning her a national spotlight

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    Jeffery Amherst

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    Zoe Beaver   1st Block  Bibliography   "Jeffrey1 Amherst and Smallpox Blankets." ​ Amherst and Smallpox​ . N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Sept.  2014.  "Jeffrey Amherst." ​ Jeffrey Amherst​ . N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.  "Biography – AMHERST‚ JEFFERY‚ 1st Baron AMHERST – Volume IV (1771­1800) –  Dictionary of Canadian Biography." ​ Biography – AMHERST‚ JEFFERY‚ 1st Baron  AMHERST – Volume IV (1771­1800) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography​ . N.p.‚ n.d.  Web. 9 Sept. 2014.              Zoe Beaver   1st Block 

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    “Faith”‚ “Nature” and “Heaven”. Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 and died in 1886. Her family was highly educated and very well known in the New England area. Her father started Amherst College. Emily Dickinson was very reclusive and left school when she was a teenager. Emily lived on the family homestead in Amherst‚ Massachusetts where she created hundreds of poems secretly without the knowledge of her family. The Dickinson’s had three children and Emily was the middle child. Both Emily and her

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    than Emily Dickinson. Whereas Emily Dickinson is more of a secluded person who stayed in her bedroom that overlooked a cemetery. However‚ Walt Whitman is an affable person who liked to travel a lot. Where on the other hand Emily Dickinson lived in Amherst

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    College Honors College

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    presented with a host of exciting new opportunities. The Kent State University Honors College is one opportunity I am particularly excited about. I decided to apply to the Honors College because I am a student who loves to be challenged. At my current university‚ I am not enrolled in an honors program‚ or am taking honors level classes. The reason for this is that as an incoming freshman‚ I was anxious about what my college workload would be like‚ and chose not to apply to the honors program. This is

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    The town had been named for Lord Jeffery Amherst‚ the general of the British Army. Before the Revolutionary War Amherst appeared no different than neighboring farm communities. Hundreds of farming communities had begun prospering by 1700. Amherst is located in a valley so therefore they had good farming land‚ which is why so many are there today. There had been a big cultural change‚ and the

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    century whose influence to write came from her friends and other authors. She spent the last 20 years of her life as a recluse‚ only coming out of her house once before she died. First and foremost‚ Emily Dickinson was born December 10‚ 1830‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusetts (PoetryFoundation.org). Her parents are Edward Dickinson and Emily Norcross-Dickinson‚ along with her siblings William Austin and Lavinia Norcross(Biography.com). Her father‚ Edward‚ was part of the Whig

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    College Ready For College

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    The term college ready is commonly pertained to: students who are considered to be prepared with the knowledge and skills believed to be necessary for their own success in any college course. With a profound understanding of what is being shown and their ability applying key foundational ideas and concepts from the core academic subjects. Acollege ready student should keep track of his or her blackboard assignments and keep in mind when an assignment is due. He/ She should turn in any assignment

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    college

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    Affordable College Nowadays most of students after graduating high school start to think and infer which college or university will offer education and affordable tuition. Some future students decide on its prestige‚ well known student life‚ or the distance from home to school. When I graduated from high school‚ I had to decide stay in my native country and study at the university or come over to the United States of America. I chose being in the USA and study at Lone Star College for many

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    College

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    College and high school have the same goal; which is to educate students and give them knowledge that will help them along the way in life. They both allow for growth and development‚ but have two completely different experiences. While high school is mandatory and helps prepare students for college academically‚ it can also teach life lessons that will never be forgotten. College is typically for students who would like to continue their education at a higher level and work towards achieving their

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